Self-rated health in Brazilian adults and elderly: Data from the National Household Sample Survey 2008.

Objective. To investigate prevalence of poor self-rated health and its association with individual and household-level characteristics among adults and elderly in Brazil. Materials and methods. Cross-sectional study with Brazilian National Household Sample Survey 2008 (n=257 816). Crude and multilev...

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Publicado en:Salud Pública de México Vol. 56; no. 6; pp. 603 - 612
Autores principales: Aparecida Höfelmann, Doroteia, Posenato Garcia, Leila, Santana de Freitas, Lúcia Rolim
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica nov/dic2014
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          Aparecida Höfelmann, Doroteia
          Posenato Garcia, Leila
          Santana de Freitas, Lúcia Rolim
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          Post-Graduate Program in Nutrition, Federal University of Santa Catarina. Florianópolis, Brazil
          Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Paraná. Curitiba, Brasil
          Post-Graduate Program in Tropical Medicine, University of Brasília. Brasília, Brazil
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        Public health
        Health behavior research
        Cross-sectional method
        Public health research
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        cross-sectional studies
        environment and public health
        health inequalities
        housing
        income
        multilevel analysis
        socioeconomic factors
        análisis multinivel
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        desigualdades en la salud
        estudios transversales
        factores socioeconómicos
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        Objective. To investigate prevalence of poor self-rated health and its association with individual and household-level characteristics among adults and elderly in Brazil. Materials and methods. Cross-sectional study with Brazilian National Household Sample Survey 2008 (n=257 816). Crude and multilevel-adjusted Poisson regression models were fitted. Results. After adjusted analysis, poor self-rated health was significantly associated with higher household income, living alone, not having piped water nor garbage collection, lower education, not having health insurance, female sex, higher age, being a current or previous smoker, physical inactivity, having chronic diseases, having physical impairment. Subjects living in rural areas also had higher prevalence of poor self-rated health. The factors most strongly associated with the outcome were physical impairment and reporting three or more chronic diseases. Conclusions. Socioeconomic, health related behaviors, and physical health were associated with poor self-rated health.
        Objetivo. Investigar la prevalencia de la percepción negativa de salud y su asociación con características individuales a nivel de los hogares en adultos y adultos mayores de Brasil. Material y métodos. Estudio transversal con datos de la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares de 2008 (n=257 816). Se estimaron modelos de regresión de Poisson multinivel crudos y ajustados. Resultados. Después del análisis ajustado, la autopercepción negativa de salud se asoció significativamente con mayor ingreso, vivir solo, no tener agua corriente ni recolección de basura, baja educación, carecer de seguro de salud, sexo femenino, mayor edad, tabaquismo, inactividad física, enfermedades crónicas y deterioro físico. Los habitantes de zonas rurales también tuvieron mayor prevalencia de percepción negativa. Los factores más fuertemente asociados fueron impedimento físico y presentación de tres o más enfermedades crónicas. Conclusiones. Factores socioeconómicos, comportamientos relacionados con la salud y salud física se asociaron con la percepción negativa.
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